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2 Sheets Sheet 1.

M. A. COUDERT. SHEET E'OLDNG MACHINE.

v,No Model.)

No. SLV/'5. Patented Apr. 28, 1891E 2- sneetp-sneet. 2.

(No Model!) M. A.\ COUDERT. SHEET FOLDING MAGHINB.

No. 451,176. PatenteaApr.28,1891.

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NG MACHINE.,

SPECIFGATGN forming partof Letters Patent Nel-51,178, dated April 28, 189i,

Application filed October 27, 1890. Serial No. 369,453. (No model.) Patented in France August 28, 3.889, No, 200,462: in England September l2, 1889, No. 18,068; in Belgium February Z2. 1890, No. 89.602, und in Italy March lil, 1890.

To all whom) t may concerne 13e it known that I, MICHEL AMABLE (foi:- DERT, it Citizen ef the FrenehR-epuhlie, and :t resident of f' ich y-Allier, France, lnweinvented certain Improvements in Sheet-Foldhnt,r Allachines, (for which patents hnveheen grunted in France, No. 200,7162, dated August 38, 185i in (iront Britain, No. 18,068, tinted Sept-emher 12, 1859; in Belgium, No. 80,61); dated February 22, 15H0, und in italy, Man-eh l2, 1890,) et' which the following is n speeifiention.

My invention relates to tlmt eines' of nnt- 'chines employed for folding .sheets o1' peper :tuto11mticnlly,nn l pnrtieulztrly to those inelndcd in the nbove'elmss'whieh nre employed to feld Circulars, prospeetuses, pninphlets,-:tnd the like.

in the lnztehine which will he lully herelnnfter described the `wheel of paper nre placed on two opposiLely-arranged inclined tables ,on the top ol' the mztehinel'rnme and feti nlternnteLi1 to the folding-hielten. Alfter heini,r folded so that they lie one within the other the folded .Sheets nre deposited in :t ense or bex lixedin the l'rnmeol' the nmchine. Motion in imparted to the folding-blades by two come', which give tothe mid blades :t tomid-iro edgewise movement :nul ztlno :i io- :nid-fro llatw'ise movement.

ln the drawings which nerve to illuntmte my invention, Figure l is n fel-tieni :section token nt right angles to the mitin or cztm shnl't in the plaine indicated hy line l l in ifig. L, und Fig. i3 i5' :t Yelticnl mid-section in the pinne indicated by ille line 2 2 in Fig'. l. Fig. il is n. :seetionnl plnn of one of the folders mid itsnppnrtennnces. Figs. l, 5, (i, 7, il, und nre detached illustrative Views showing the positions of` the folding-blades :it dill'erent stri-ges of the folding; operation.

X le the i'rnme oi' the machine, el.' symmetrical form, nud .X is the vmein eem-.shaft fromwheh motion is derived. 'thisl shaft is arranged in the eenter or median :ixis oi' the machine.

Above the shalt and also on ihe medizin lino 2 L in Fig. l, in n rock-eiwit N.

" is the box or reeeptnrele which receives on the medizin line 2 2 over the reekniinft N. 5e' 'lhis line 2 2 marks the dividingdine 'between the two like operating er 'folding parte of the machine, and its thefie parte nre alike in construction I have designated like elements of the two mechanisms by the fr me referenee- 55 letters, merely adding the numeral i, te 'the letters i'lesignnting the elemente` to the right ol the line 2 in Fig. l; and tenx'ojirl ambigu it f I will describe ininutely enlyone of these li e paris. eo

S i5 :in inclined plattform er tithie. en the Y machine-frame. lln this inhle 'the pile et' sheets is placed. A

A is a folding-bled@ secured to n, titi-ringe l, which hns two rollers (i it its reni' end that 65 roll in guidewnye i) in the freine. 'lhe cnr- 'ringe l; pivots on rellern (I, und carries nt its -l'ront end :tforked :t1-n1 Z,inwhich in mounted :t roller l), which rolls in :t gnideway in t vilnnl ing truck-freine l", whieh pii'oteil to the 7o l'rume et t. lhe ceri-inge l5 in coupled hy n link lt to n lever il, .fnl/ruined or piroted to the matin i'rnnie :tt (i :indpreviifi .l sri is. n! brunch l, which oem-ries :t roller (i, whichv engages :ind rollrsin n cem,j 'nove el in one 7g fet-ee of the mitin eine. M, fixed en. the innn cem-shaft X. This eznwgreoi'e it, by inximrting :t vibrating` movement to the lever il, trnnsmits Snid vi hinting* movement, .Somewhat nmpliled, to the i'rnnle limiti 1olclixigble-ile A. While this blade :ind its frei-nie are moved to :md lro herimntnlly by the e:m1,l,nn upM :Lnd-down 1no.'ement is imparted lo the 'ront end ol" the [ritme :ind the bledenllixeii 'thereto by nn arm l, ,fixed te the i'oelislinift N sind. 85 coupled nl vits outer end to the free or niet able end ol' the tremo l oye link t). Onthe- :irm l is :t brztneh which ein-riens, refiere, which outrages :t cmu-groove il in the Fnee ot" the egim M. Thun it will he seen tlntt the mechanism which :tetuntes the folding-binde A il'npztrts to it. n rising-anddnlling an; welles :t reciprocating movement.

At the other side nl thenmchineliiie meehainsln to that denerihed is employed. to imperi; 95 motion totheeerrehponiling t' ':itiin,s;b'ln(leA', but the like motions et' the respective einden the l'olded sheets. This hex is :tino nrznnged nre not nmde :it the `.ensue time. i'heir renieve-ments will be hereinafter exilv one Toller' e is emploi/ed, aS n l. is. fixed io the same 1oek-slmft N will explain ..lie operziion of the machine so for zmleseiibei. @reiniging iim; two attendere employed to feed the sheets from the i'eenfetiio 'iziolee and S", The machine be- 'n moli-on, oi the attendants (the one for example) places@ sheet of pepe; :i: on me advanced :ind depressed fold '-ijiziiie A, taking; @me that it {loes not proioeu oeyenii e of Vthe blade. (See dezwlieil View il, for this position.) Durthe .first sixih of 2.. revolution of the eamn n .qmovesii and l, impart no mo- 'ion 1in/ali e ioliiin @blade A; out ti1eean1-g1'ooVe fiele on lle rolle? if, draws levez' iltowzud oei-lier, mi?. llnmifgli link E. advances the motori. folding-'olado A" over the sheet i. ee @emailed View, Flo. 5, for this position.) fno-ing 'ille seeoml Sixto of a revolution the till semaine inactive and the trackif i rest. The ennl K also allow A" to remzpin at rest; but'. it .A to wiislidrmv'it. (See deg. j, for this; position.) During revolnion of the eamilie eatin l. 'blade A and cornolingi'i he sheer,

on ille bla-ile flown ille taime-l j; on ille bottoni blade In.

'i'lio attendant :il Lines :monmsheet .2', :is Soon nien- 1U.. Finally, duringl o? the revolninnxoi Llmcmntho A have no ln'n'izoninl move- Ioriion of Liso sheet y proporziii ovm' on ille sheet .1. The will m v ilove resumed the positions in Figs. l unil i, :Lnfl lm-ing; the noxl.

which play the folding-blades A and A from;

opposite sides, as seen in Fig. 0n the Shaft X, with the @am M, is a. 'in-elmv pulley N', over which passes a. brake-simo f.

one end. of which is secured to he fra-me. @mi

the other 3o a rocking tremila Y. The im@ tiene of Chis brake will be re '..iy iiiidersio without further explanation.. There may a brake deviee on each side of @am EL on eeen in Fig. 2.

lprefei to make the foldingblmleiieneii e several parts, as Seen in Fig. 3, Where blade A, is representer .in three parie er tions. The advantage of this eensiim is that there may be mi opening i for e section of the blade, the plate being u at the epilees e between sid epeningfl, will prevent. the blade when. Withdraw Carrying imei; will. ii. ih@ folded Sheet, A latter will, 'be steeped oy the paris of plate between. Lilo openings (i.

l-law'ing Lluis described my invention; 'i elzninm 1. in e paper-@Ming machine, ille eemliination of the reciprocating; carriage il, 'pivotally mounted on rollers :it e reu-1 onli.

folding-Maile A, mounted on ille from inl said carriage, means, solastanially ma ile scribed, for imparting a roCigroc-ziing me n. to saifl carriage :mtl binde, lie pif/'oleo il immo F, ille roller E, eiuriefl ringe 1n-Il rolling in said, i (vlc-frame.. means, szlismnifiy :1S ileeei .b efi, foi impart ingo vihming meinim to fafiiil ,clef wherein.' wo moiiom; :img impniied to in 'oi(lin;-i1ifule.

i) "fu lf. .fin-'l i pivoizilly mouneilab tlieii iu omis nml nimporte@ nl'. ilieii' freni.: enlist on 'the xe-spool Lrziek immer; :E and 51", iiesliil nation of the respective tables S and S', drawing the folded sheet., substantially as set `she receptacle U, arranged between their de forth. l pressed ends and provided -wit-h a. count'e'r- In Witness whereof have hereunto signed Weighted bottom T, and the reciprocating my name in the presence of two subscribing D folding-blades arranged to play through fslolsv Witnesses.

in the respective sides of said receptacle, said foiding-blades being each made in two or I MICHEL AMABLE COUDERT more sections, as described, whereby the un- Witnesses: out portion between te slots in the sides of ROBT. M. HOOPER,

XO the receptacle prgelfts the foder from With- AUGUSTE MATHIEU.' 

